Missoni / Fall 2013 RTW

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To say that comfort and ease are essential to a modern wardrobe is an understatement that almost reads as cliché. These days the idea of donning a pajama suit, albeit a very luxurious one, out into the night is well within stylish dress codes. And if Marissa Mayer’s recent edict to Yahoo! employees is anything to go by, then some of us are Skyping into meetings more often than we are showing up in person; in a sense the bedroom isn’t such an unusual place to start. It’s that approach to dressing—or rather undressing—that informed Angela Missoni’s fall 2013 collection. Models came down the runway in soft knit jacquard cardigans and light shearling coats that were casually draped over one shoulder and loosely tied with ribbons at the waist to look like elevated renditions of a classic bathrobe. The silhouette continued through cropped kimono-style tops and jackets in soft pink and baby blue that were finished with the same satin ribbon fastenings.

Underneath those voluminous layers a more sinewy silhouette emerged, and body-conscious knit dresses were cut with geometric transparent panels and slashes that gave strategic insinuations of skin. One geometric-print pajama blazer, for example, was deliberately slit open to reveal black racer-back underpinnings. This graphic athletic line and dark palette are indicative of what we’ve seen so far this season, and few designers appear to be feeling for bright color or whimsy. That being said, there was enough range in the collection to appease a changeable mood. On a gloomy winter’s day the drawstring silk pants and cozy belted vests will be a comforting proposition, whether you decide to leave the house or spend the day nonchalantly lounging around.